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11:20 AM ET, July 4, 2024

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Katie Rogers / New York Times:
Biden Tells Allies He Knows He Has Only Days to Salvage Candidacy  —  The president's conversations are the first indication that he is seriously considering whether he can recover after a devastating performance on the debate stage in Atlanta.  The White House said the report was false.
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The Daily Beast:
Trump Caught on Video Claiming ‘Broken-Down’ Biden Has Quit: 'It's Kamala'  —  ‘SO F***ING BAD’  —  In a leaked video, Trump offers a frank analysis of his rival's performance in the first presidential debate, calling Biden a “broken-down pile of cr*p.”  —  Donald Trump delivered …
Politico:
Biden tells governors he got a medical checkup  —  Two governors also expressed concern over whether the president could still carry their blue-leaning states.  —  President Joe Biden on Wednesday evening told more than 20 Democratic governors in a private meeting that he underwent …
Sam Levin / The Guardian:
Biden wins crucial support of Democratic governors to continue campaign: 'We're going to have his back' - as it happened  —  This blog is now closed  —  ABC to air full Joe Biden interview on Friday Newsom on Biden: 'He's all in - and so am I'  —  Whitmer gives backing to Biden: 'He's in it to win it and I support him'
NBC News:
Biden privately remains torn between defiance and acceptance amid calls to step aside  —  In some discussions, Biden has acknowledged that the blowback may grow too large to overcome, while in others he's been dismissive of any notion that he might walk away.
Discussion: The Daily Beast and So What
New York Times:
Biden Tells Governors That He Is Staying in the Race  —  At a meeting with Democratic governors at the White House, the president was grilled about the path forward as he worked to solidify support from elected leaders.  —  President Biden told a group of Democratic governors on Wednesday …
Theodore Schleifer / New York Times:
Netflix Co-founder Becomes One of the Biggest Democratic Donors to Call for Biden to Step Aside  —  A public declaration from a megadonor is another crack in the armor in the president's foundation of support.  —  Reed Hastings, the Netflix co-founder who in recent years has become …
Tim Balk / New York Times:
Raúl Grijalva Is Second House Democrat to Call for Biden to Drop Out  —  His remarks came a day after Representative Lloyd Doggett, a Texas Democrat, became the first member of his party in the House to call on Mr. Biden to withdraw.  —  Representative Raúl M. Grijalva …
Brian Steinberg / Variety:
ABC News Moves Biden-Stephanopoulos Interview to Friday Primetime  —  George Stephanopoulos' coming interview with President Biden is too hot to delay.  —  ABC News said it will move an interview between the anchor and President Joe Biden to Friday evening, rather than waiting until Sunday morning …
Washington Post:
Jeffries seeks to stem House defections, for now, as Democrats panic over Biden  —  Only two sitting House Democrats had called on President Biden to exit the presidential race as of Wednesday night.  —  As of early Wednesday morning, President Biden had called just one congressional leader personally …
Discussion: Raw Story, Politico and Axios
Associated Press:
Biden at 81: Often sharp and focused but sometimes confused and forgetful  —  President Joe Biden's conduct behind closed doors, in the Oval Office, on Air Force One and in meetings around the world is described in the same dual way by those who regularly see him in action.  He is often sharp and focused.
Charles M. Blow / New York Times:
Forcing Biden Out Would Have Only One Beneficiary: Trump
Bloomberg:
House Democrats Consider Demanding Biden Withdraw From Race
Anne Applebaum / The Atlantic:
Time to Roll the Dice  —  November's election has very high stakes: the nature and, indeed …
Discussion: Eschaton
Bonchie / RedState:
NEW: Joe Biden Gives Definitive Answer About His Future, and Democrats Are Going to Need a Stiff Drink
Politico:
Biden: 'No one's pushing me out'
Brian Schwartz / CNBC:
Vice President Kamala Harris' past donors privately strategize in case Biden drops out
Jennifer Haberkorn / Politico:
Biden's latest excuse: Blame it on the travel
Seung Min Kim / Associated Press:
Top White House aide urges staff to tune out ‘noise’ and focus on governing during debate fallout
Joyce Vance / Civil Discourse with Joyce Vance:
“Bloodless if the left allows it to be”  —  A week ago, I started my post to you with some comments made by Kevin Roberts, the head of the Heritage Foundation and architect of Project 2025, when he learned Democrats were making plans to take on Project 2025.
Aaron Zitner / Wall Street Journal:
Trump Expands Lead Over Biden as Age Worries Grow, WSJ Poll Finds  —  The former president is now ahead by 6 points, with 80% saying the incumbent is too old to run
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Shane Goldmacher / New York Times:
Trump Widens Lead After Biden's Debate Debacle, Times/Siena Poll Finds
Reuters:
Romanian ruling coalition agrees parliamentary, presidential election dates  —  Romania's ruling coalition of leftist Social Democrats and centre-right Liberals has agreed to hold a presidential election on Nov. 24 and Dec. 8, with parliamentary polls in between, they said on Thursday.
Discussion: Bloomberg
Megan Brenan / Gallup:
American Pride Remains Near Record Low  —  Republicans continue to express more pride in the U.S. than Democrats and independents  —  WASHINGTON, D.C. — Two in five Americans, 41%, say they are “extremely proud” to be American, the fifth consecutive year this reading has been in the 38% to 43% range.
 
 
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